The ASBC's of Government Contracting™ provides practical and up-to-date information on running a business and finding and winning business as a government contractor and subcontractor. Topics presented are selected based on information collected through ongoing surveys and member feedback, and are presented by Industry veterans and current and former Government officials sharing their acquired experiences. The goal? Delivering accurate a...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic:Getting the Meeting - Who, Why and What Works? You can spend every waking moment going to meeting after meeting without netting tangible results. Who are the...

SAP Task Force Briefing Federal agencies leverage multiple acquisition methods to acquire the goods and services needed to support mission-related activities and business operations and your knowledge of these methods and how and when they are implemented are among the factors that determine your chances of success. In FY2010 federal agencies processed over 600K contract actions totaling nearly $11B using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SA...

An advanced course designed to discuss both strategic and tactical actions being taken by contractors resulting from recent regulatory changes, government audit programs, and legislative priorities. We will cover new federal procurement rules and regulation including proposed changes that contractors should plan for. We will discuss areas of cost that are receiving a high degree of attention by the government, including the following:Estimati...

Legal and ethical conduct is the way to protect our credibility and earn the respect and trust of our employees, partners, clients, and community. The purpose of this Course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the ethical and compliance rules that apply in the federal government marketplace; emphasize to employees the importance of their conduct when doing business with the federal government; enable employees to recognize compliance a...

This Organizational Conflicts of Interest Workshop will provide an in-depth analysis of both OCI theory and OCI practice. The workshop will first analyze different types of OCI’s, regulatory provisions in the FAR and DFARS, and the obligations of both government and contractor as defined by the extensive and evolving case law from the GAO and courts. The next part of the workshop will be unique - it will provide practical, hands-on guida...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic: Teaming and Subcontracting - Get Noticed, Get Selected, Get Work! Finding the right companies to partner with is tough. Getting picked to be on a team and ge...

This course provides an interactive seminar and workshop that explains the organization and content of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and examines the policy, procedures, and content as it applies to Federal acquisition. Designed for new professionals in both government and industry, as well as those who want to build familiarity with, or update themselves on, the Federal Government’s acquisition system. The course includes a r...

On Tuesday, April 19, 2011, Mountaintop Marketing Group's Peak Series CIO Breakfast Series continues with Dr. Danny Harris, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education. ABOUT Our Featured Speaker: Dr. Danny Harris is a 20+ year information technology and financial management veteran of the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Harris became the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of Education on October 1, 2008. As the CIO, he...

This intensive one-day course provides an overview of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving government contractors and discusses the unique business and legal issues they face. The course includes a discussion of key due diligence issues that may arise in the acquisition or sale of a government contractor. The course also gives tips on conducting a successful transaction, discusses specific provisions of an acquisition agreem...